NBA fines Clippers’ P.J. Tucker $75,000 for public commerce demand

The NBA on Thursday fined Los Angeles Clippers ahead P.J. Tucker $75,000 “for public feedback reported through the week of February 5 expressing a want to be traded to a different group.”

Tucker has performed in solely 15 video games this season, none since Nov. 27, regardless of being wholesome. Beginning the season with the Philadelphia 76ers, he was a part of a three-team commerce that shipped guard James Harden to the Clippers, however Tucker’s worth might need been extra for his wage affect than his position on the courtroom.

ESPN reported on Feb. 6 that Tucker stated he’s “actively attempting to get traded” from the Clippers.

The 38-year-old had expressed his frustration to ClutchPoints about not being dealt earlier than the commerce deadline. He had signed a multi-year contract with the 76ers in July 2022. He’s making $11 million this season and has a $11.5 million participant choice for subsequent season.

“That’s not on the desk,” Tucker informed ClutchPoints earlier this week of the participant choice.

“… I really feel like I shouldn’t must undergo this,” Tucker stated of his standing with the group. “I didn’t ask to be right here. I didn’t ask for and I didn’t demand a commerce to be right here.”

He averages 1.2 factors and a couple of.4 rebounds in 14.4 minutes in 12 video games for Los Angeles.

Tucker has performed for seven totally different groups in his 13 NBA seasons: the Toronto Raptors (2006-07, 2017), Phoenix Suns (2012-17), Houston Rockets (2017-21), Milwaukee Bucks (2021), Miami Warmth (2021-22), 76ers (2022-23) and Clippers. He averages 6.7 factors, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.3 blocks in 867 video games (659 begins).

The Clippers despatched Tucker and likewise disillusioned guard Bones Hyland residence earlier than the sport Wednesday in opposition to the host Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The pair are anticipated to be with the group after the All-star break for the Clippers’ subsequent deliberate official apply on Feb. 21.

Tucker expressed his frustrations forward of final week’s NBA commerce deadline. “All this s– is a f—- joke,” he posted on his Instagram story Feb. 8.

“I really feel like I nonetheless received loads to contribute to a group to have the ability to win, whether or not that’s right here or some place else,” Tucker informed ClutchPoints in December. “I do know myself, my value. I do know what I deliver. I do know what I’ve introduced. I do know what I can proceed to deliver. And with that, I would like to have the ability to go to a great group that I can have the ability to assist that.”